This Just In 11-14-08

Thursday

Nov 13, 2008 at 2:00 AMNov 13, 2008 at 10:15 PM

Patriot Staff

Good news? In a newspaper? Thanks to our friend Kate Armstrong, we’re actually able to report some. Kate told us of several upbeat stories from Cotuit, including one about “a fellow short on funds to mail a package” until a “good neighbor caught up with him in the parking lot and gave him ten dollars so he could get it mailed!” Somebody else dropped an item from the dry cleaner’s in a parking lot, where it was found and returned to the store – where the owner figured out whose it was and cleaned it for him before returning it. And, apparently, Cotuit’s good vibe travels far: Kate heard of a man who lost his Rolex diving in Mexico. It was found seven months later at 150 feet down and returned…. We’re Sure They Didn’t Mean That: A state press release was titled, “RMV Targets the Hungry for Holiday Giving.” Before you wrap up someone on unemployment, be advised that the Registry of Motor Vehicles is “collecting food and grocery staples at all 35 branch offices across the state.”…. The greeting card announcing the Cahoon Museum of American Art’s 2008 annual appeal – decorated with Martha Cahoon’s lovely “Wintertime Fun” – should be enough to spur you to reach into your pocket for a contribution. If that’s not sufficient, there’s news of the 25th anniversary season, which will include works by Mary Cassatt, Whistler, and Edward Hopper as well as an American Society of Silversmiths members’ show. Call 508-428-7581…. The Old Colony Young Marines is looking for a few good 8- to 18-year-olds to enlist in its youth education and service program. Boys and girls are invited to join the group that boasts members from Quincy to Brewster. Meetings are held Tuesdays at 5:45 p.m. at the Boys and Girls Club in Plymouth off Route 3’s exit 7. The Web site is oldcolonyyoungmarines.com…. Three cheers for the Figawi racers, who this year donated more than $44,000 to 29 local charities. The funds were raised at the 22nd annual ball to celebrate the Hyannis-Nantucket race…. Design business owners in town are opening a “Home for a Seaside Holiday” at 149 Seapuit Road in Osterville from Nov. 28 to Dec. 6 to raise funds for the Veterans Administration Center in Hyannis. Hours to tour the beautifully decorated home will be 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. daily, and tickets are $10 at the door…. Too Late for the Listings: Town Councilor Harold Tobey and honorary chairman Leo Fein help kick off this year’s Hyannis Salvation Army Corps Bell Ringer season today (Nov. 14) at noon at the Cape Cod Mall’s food court…. On Nov. 18 at 3 p.m., there’s a free lecture on “Maximizing Your Memory: Rehabilitation Strategies that Really Work” at Rehabilitation Hospital of the Cape and Islands in Sandwich. Call 508-833-4008 or go to www.rhci.org/events to register…. The Cape Cod Mall hosts a blood drive for Cape Cod Hospital Nov. 19 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. next to Macy’s Men/Home store. To make an appointment, call 508-862-5273 before the 19th…. Also on the 19th, local author Dawn Clifton Tripp, whose works include Moon Tide and The Season of Open Water, will speak at Cotuit Library. Tickets ($12) for the event, which begins at 11:30 a.m., include lunch…. A reception for an exhibition of the meditative paintings of Anne Ierardi, drawn from her book Walking with Grief: A Healing Journey, will be held Nov. 20 from 4 to 8 p.m. at Breakdown Lane Gallery, 26 Pearl St. in Hyannis. The show, sponsored by Beacon Hospice and Healthsigns Center during National Hospice Month, runs through Nov. 23.